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As a scientific user facility, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) provides expertise, instrumentation, and resources to 250 projects each year. 

EMSL projects displayed on the EMSL web site project page reflect project abstracts and information migrated to this page before April 30, 2024. To review current and past EMSL user projects, visit EMSL Science Central.™ 

 

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Metabolomics and Proteomics of Bacterial Signaling

Lead Institution
Boise State University
Principal Investigator
Owen Mcdougal
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The purpose of this work is to understand the role of the microbial methionine salvage pathway specific enzyme Methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine (MTA/SAH) nucleosidase (MTN) in bacterial…

Ultrastructure of aerial interface in apple

Lead Institution
United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service Tree Fruit Research Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Eric Curry
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The cuticle is the interface of all aerial plant surfaces. In apples, the interface between intercellular water and the atmosphere is dynamic, complex and, for the most part, uncharacterized. …

Identify Morphology of Initial LIGO Core Optics Scatter Sites:

Lead Institution
California Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator
Cheryl Vorvick
Project type
Exploratory Research
The core optics in the Initial LIGO project all show numerous scatter points when illuminated by the interferometer beam. The scatter points are a source of loss in the interferometer, and thus are a…

Microscopy Investigation on Nanostructured Electrodes

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Jiguang Zhang
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The objective of this proposal is to use EMSLs advanced electron microscopy facility to characterize the compositions and properties of the nanostructured electrode and nanostructured materials and…

Biotemplated nanoparticles for imaging and drug delivery

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Yuehe Lin
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The objective of this project is to develop new approaches to prepare encoded bimetallic nanoparticles in protein cages for biosensing and imaging. The unique optical and electrochemical signals of…

Flow and Transport of Edible Oil Emulsions for Enhanced Bioremediation

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Michael Truex
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Recent studies have shown that edible oil emulsions, including soybean oil, can be used to enhance the biodegradation of contaminant. Edible oil emulsions are relatively immobile and biodegrade…

Energetics of Non-Covalent Interactions in Biological Systems

Lead Institution
National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigator
Amina Woods
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Complex molecular systems typically include aggregates held together by non-covalent bonds that collectively exceed the strength of covalent bonds. Additionally, the important chemical processes of…

Biofilm reactor development and characterization studies

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Haluk Beyenal
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
This proposal addresses the development of biofilm-based methods for the economical production of biochemicals and bio-fuels. Biofilms have the potential to solve many of the problems of conventional…

Infiltration, Redistribution, and Dissolution of Ethanol-Blended Gasoline: Intermediate-Scale Flow Cell Experimentation to Develop a Data Base for Numerical Model Testing and Verification.

Lead Institution
University of California, Davis
Principal Investigator
Timothy Ginn
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The practice of blending ethanol into gasoline, either as an additive or a fuel replacement, is rapidly increasing in the U.S. Given the potential large impact of potential blended gasoline spills on…